Archive for February, 2010

SuperSport United were beaten 2-1 by Bidvest Wits on Wednesday evening, but a surprise 2-0 loss by Mamelodi Sundowns to bottom-of-the-table Jomo Cosmos saw United crowned South African Premier Soccer League champions for the third season in succession.

Architect Bob van Bebber waited 15 years to realise his dream – and it’s a dream the world can share on 11 June when 88 851 spectators take their seats at South Africa’s spectacular Soccer City stadium for the opening of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Former SA Express head Siza Mzimela has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of South African Airways, becoming the first woman to lead the country’s national carrier.

South Africa is more than 75% electrified and the importance of electricity cannot be underestimated, the chairperson of the country’s energy regulator said on Wednesday before announcing a 24.8% power tariff increase for 2010.

The South African government plans to upgrade 500 000 shacks in informal settlements across the country by 2014 through the provision of basic services and land tenure rights.

The 12 finalists in the Most Gorgeous Object in South Africa competition will be on show at the Design Indaba Expo 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 24 to 26 February. Pay a visit, take a look – and send an SMS to help judge a beauty contest like no other!

South Africa’s economy grew by a better-than-expected 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2009, driven by manufacturing, construction and general government services. Together with growth of 0.9% in the third quarter, it signals that the country is out of its first recession in 17 years.

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is complete and the people of Polokwane, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, are excited to be part of history in the making as residents of one of the nine host cities of Africa’s first Fifa World Cup.

The Design Indaba, running at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 26 to 28 February, is an inspirational celebration of South African creativity and expression in numerous fields.

Woolworths has tackled the skills shortage in South Africa’s retail industry by launching a 12- to 18-month career development programme for current employees as well as unemployed and underemployed previously disadvantaged graduates – most of whom will be employed by the company afterwards.